Creative Vision / Rationale / How Did You Incorporate the Theme
We aimed to create a quiet, emotional journey centered on growing up. The experience is designed to make players feel guided, uncertain, and eventually independent. Movement, light, and space are used to tell the story without dialogue.
A third-person 3D platformer allows emotional growth to be expressed through physical movement.
Light was chosen as a core symbol because it naturally represents guidance and safety. The guiding orb connects narrative meaning directly to gameplay mechanics. The theme Guidance, Growth, and Letting Go is built into player progression.
Early gameplay encourages following the guiding light, while later sections require independent choices.
As guidance fades, players move forward on their own, reflecting emotional maturity